Ada "Ace" Velez (born September 15, 1970) is a Puerto Rican female professional boxer who lives in Hollywood, Florida. Jump to: navigation, search September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hollywood is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ...

A former gang member, Velez was brought into boxing by former women's boxing world champion Bonnie Canino. Womens boxing has existed as an officiated sport since the beginning of the 20th century. ... Bonnie Canino (born 11 January 1962) is a former womens boxing world Featherweight champion who also won world titles in kick boxing five times. ...

After a successful undefeated amateur career that included a national title, Velez became the first Puerto Rican to win a women's world boxing championship on January 19, 2001, when she defeated Kathy Williams on a unanimous decision over 10 rounds to win the IBA bantamweight title. Ten months later, she moved up in weight and challenged undefeated Mary Elizabeth Ortega for the WIBA super bantamweight title, again winning a 10-round unanimous decision. Jump to: navigation, search January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... the Womens International Boxing Association (WIBA) came into existance in 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in female professional boxing. ...

Velez won her first 10 pro fights before suffering her first loss as a professional, in her first defense of the WIBA title. On June 21, 2002, Melissa Del Valle decisioned Velez in Waco, Texas in the featured bout on an all-women's card featuring world champions Anne Wolfe, Sumya Anani, Delia Gonzalez and Kelsey Jeffries. Jump to: navigation, search June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melissa Del Valle (born June 2, 1969) in New York City, is a multiple champion in the sport of womens boxing, both at the amateur and professional levels. ... Jump to: navigation, search Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ... Sumya Anani (born February 12, 1972) is one of the top fighters in the sport of womens boxing. ... Delia Chikita Gonzalez is one of todays best flyweights in the sport of womens boxing. ...

On December 21, she bounced back to reclaim the IBA version of the world bantamweight title by decisioning Lakeysha Williams over 10 rounds. Jump to: navigation, search December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... IBA is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Ion Beam Applications Important Bird Areas (IBAs) Independent Broadcasting Authority Indole-3-butyric acid, a Rooting hormone Interceptor Body Armor Iron Butt Association Israel Broadcasting Authority Institute of Business Administration, a business school in Karachi, Pakistan, affiliated to the University...

Velez has added the WIBA bantamweight title to her IBA belt on June 28 2003, when she beat Gonzalez on a seventh-round disqualification. Jump to: navigation, search (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ...

Velez traveled to Denmark to defend her WIBA bantamweight title against Anita Christensen. on January 17th 2004, Velez lost a highly controversial 10 round split decision to Christensen. Velez had knocked down Christensen in the 9th round, and looked to be the obvious winner of their encounter. the Danish press strongly criticized this decision, saying on record that Velez was robbed of her title.

Velez' current record is 14 wins, 2 loss and 2 draws, with six knockout wins. Knockout (K.O.), or simply knock, is a winning criterion of many ringsports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External links

boxrec.com's page on Velez